looking for a good deal on netbooks

nipper76

hiya.
ive been looking around for a good deal on netbooks.
i want to get my kids one each for christmas, but cant really afford brand new prices. was looking around the £100 each mark.

can anyone recomend anywhere or anything...??

many thanks

steve1980

Google Shopping search?

AirCooledHeaven

You're going to be looking for a long time if you only have £100 to spend. Entry level price point for a refurbished netbook or laptop is around £130. Here's a typical example:


http://www.laptopsdirect.co.uk/ACER__A1-LU.SDE0D.110/version.asp?refsource=ldawin&affid=75223

Ebe_Scrooge

Sorry for the slight hijack, but I'm interested in this thread as I'm also in the market for a cheap laptop / netbook ( refurbished is fine for me ). Is that Laptops Direct a kosher company ? There are so many companies around if you simply do a Google ! I also came across this one :

https://www.cheaplaptopcompany.co.uk

Does anyone know if they're OK ?

Many thanks.

AirCooledHeaven

Ebe_Scrooge wrote: »

Sorry for the slight hijack, but I'm interested in this thread as I'm also in the market for a cheap laptop / netbook ( refurbished is fine for me ). Is that Laptops Direct a kosher company ? There are so many companies around if you simply do a Google ! I also came across this one :

www.cheaplaptopcompany.co.uk

Does anyone know if they're OK ?

Many thanks.

Laptops direct have been around for a long time, don't know about cheap laptop company though but their prices seem realistic. You should also take a look at morgan computers: http://www.morgancomputers.co.uk they've been around for as long as I can remember. Personally I'd avoid any on line company that does not have a land line number and physical address on their website.

TakeThis

AirCooledHeaven wrote: »

Laptops direct have been around for a long time, don't know about cheap laptop company though but their prices seem realistic. You should also take a look at morgan computers: http://www.morgancomputers.co.uk they've been around for as long as I can remember. Personally I'd avoid any on line company that does not have a land line number and physical address on their website.

Bentham Ltd purchased the Morgan Computers website in November 2009.

If you have an issue with goods purchased prior to this date then please contact the administrators of the old company at the following address:

Kernel_Sanders

AirCooledHeaven wrote: »

You're going to be looking for a long time if you only have £100 to spend. Entry level price point for a refurbished netbook or laptop is around £130. Here's a typical example:
http://www.laptopsdirect.co.uk/ACER__A1-LU.SDE0D.110/version.asp?refsource=ldawin&affid=75223

Beware though, this only has a 3 month warranty, and you have to ask yourself why. Another reason it is cheap is that there is no Windows licence to pay as it only runs Android 2.1. This OS is designed for touchscreens, but this Acer isn't one of those. You may want to download an OS more suited to it (Android Honeycomb 3.1?)

TakeThis

Kernel_Sanders wrote: »

Beware though, this only has a 3 month warranty, and you have to ask yourself why. Another reason it is cheap is that there is no Windows licence to pay as it only runs Android 2.1. This OS is designed for touchscreens, but this Acer isn't one of those. You may want to download an OS more suited to it (Android Honeycomb 3.1?)

It claims that you can switch to Windows 7....Hmmmm... I certainly would not trust them.

nipper76

i say around the £100 mark... i dont mean it has to be dead on though.
re ferbised is fine.
i was more worried about buying from some dodgey company, as you put cheap notebook into google and you get many sites pop up. but nothing i reconise.

many thanks for your suggestions